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A video of men trying to yank a monitor lizard from one man's car engine has gone viral. The driver, Thum Wai Loong, shared with Channel NewsAsia, his close encounter with the scaly kind.
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Rokkam Kiran Kumar spent ten years rescuing snakes in residential India, and now he wants to take it a step further by educating others in snake safety.
From The Hindu:
Acknowledging his decade-long efforts, he was recently given official permission to rescue snakes by the Chief Wildlife Warden with the support of the Conservator of Forest.
“On an average, I rescue five to six snakes in a day. But some days, I get more than 30 calls and it is difficult for me attend to all of them,” said Kiran. In order to address this issue, Kiran has recently registered his society called ‘Snakes Saver Society’ and formed a team with 16 other members, whom he has trained to catch and rescue snakes. “We now want to reach out to city schools and colleges and conduct awareness workshops on snakes and how to be safe,” he said. “There are about 250 species of snakes found in the region, but only a handful of them are venomous,” he said.
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As of late August, Norway has killed 729 northern minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) during its annual whaling season, the highest number taken since 1993.
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Hundreds of surrendered Sonoran Desert tortoises are in need of new homes, and turning in wild tortoises compounds the problem.
From AZ Central:
“It’s a heartbreaking thing when you see them come here, tears in their eyes, and you try to comfort them,” said Daniel Marchand, curator at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, a private sanctuary which takes in surrendered reptiles.
But PHS can no longer take in tortoises due to the scope of the current problem.
Releasing them in the wild is not the answer, because one tame tortoise with a virus can kill an entire neighborhood of wild Sonoran Desert tortoises.
Then there’s the issue with people finding tortoises in the wild and turning them in to Game and Fish.
“We don’t want people turning in baby tortoises,” said Burnett. “They’re probably wild tortoises, so we want them to leave them in the wild. Obviously, if they’re in the middle of the road, move them to the side of the road, but please don’t turn in baby tortoises. Let them be in the wild so they don’t have to be in captivity.”
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It looks like the offspring of a female Testudo and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
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The remains of “Lonesome George,” the last of a subspecies of Galapagos Islands tortoise, will go on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York this month, Ecuador said Thursday. The giant tortoise, who was thought to be over 100 years old when he died in June 2012, has undergone taxidermy and will return to Ecuador early next year. He will go on display at the Museum of Natural …
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By Anna Patrick Staff writer If Laura Page takes one of her beloved pets on a public outing, she's normally met with reactions of fear or disapproval. But when Page strode into the Charleston Area Reptile Expo with Songo, her four-foot long ball python, lazily wrapped around her neck, she felt right at home. “They make really great pets,” Page said. “They are so affectionate.” She and her …
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The population of blue whales in the Eastern Pacific has recovered to 97 percent of historic levels decades after Earth’s largest animal was nearly driven to extinction in some places due to the whaling industry, reports a new study published in the journal, Marine Mammal Science.
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MANCHESTER — The police radio dispatch early Friday afternoon concerned a snake loose in the bottle return room at Stop & Shop.
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Check out this video “Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet.
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Illegal wildlife trafficking is thriving in Peru. But a Peruvian organization is now using a public campaign, via social media and press releases, to track and rescue illegally kept wildlife in the country. ‘I have filed 47 complaints from 14 different states in Peru including hundreds of animals commercialized illegally in markets, kept as pets, and used as tourist attractions,’ said Noga Shanee, Co-founder and project director of Neotropical Primate Conservation.
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Former kingsnake.com Chat Week guest Adam Britton calls for a better understanding of crocodile behavior to reduce fatal mistakes.
From Yahoo!:
Mr Britton said fatal attacks had very gradually increased since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s, to an average of one every two years.
“You can get three or four attacks within a short space of time, it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s suddenly been a dramatic increase in the number of crocodile attacks,” he said.
“It just means there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of people taking unnecessary risks, or putting themselves in a position that they don’t think is necessarily safe, and it’s tragic when it happens.”
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A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck…
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Think again if you’ve always believed that events in the life cycle of animals happen consistently, almost rigidly, as part of the natural rhythm of nature. Studies show that Mother Nature is much more flexible than you might think.
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he University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach, will release a three-year-old logger…
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A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck…
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Cars may travel faster on roads, but snakes don’t.
From Live Science:
A speed test for the northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) shows that it takes the snakes 2 minutes to cross a two-lane concrete road. During that time, about 70 cars may pass over a well-used highway to the New Jersey coast. On sand, a trip the same distance would last only 45 seconds, said Dane Ward, a doctoral student in environmental science at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
When a snake moves across a sandy area, it creates sandbanks that it uses to propel itself forward. Concrete does not have enough debris or grip to help with this forward motion, Ward said. “It seems that the snake is having difficulty generating enough lateral thrust to move itself farther,” he told Live Science.
To compensate, snakes on concrete roads slither in an “S” motion, which isn’t typical for northern pine snakes, Ward said.
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The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday.
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Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.5 billion and its unaudited net asset value
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The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday.
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Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $513.4 million and its unaudit
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Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $503.0 million and its una
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Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $266.0 million a
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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.6 billion and its unaudited ne
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While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, uncovering five new species.
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While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, uncovering five new species.
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Six children in a government school in Bihar fell ill Tuesday after eating their mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was later found, an official said.
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Hacker group Lizard Squad has been quiet for the past few days, leaving many to wonder if the infamous group was apprehended by authorities after a number of white-hat computer hackers went after the group.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR), a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced the hiring and appointment of Rodney Schutt as SVP and General Manager of HyperSound. Mr. Schutt joins the company as it prepares to launch a new directed audio solution for the hearing health market in 2015. He brings significant relevant leadership …
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A chef was killed by a poisonous snake twenty minutes after he chopped off the snake’s head.
From the Mirror:
A police spokesman said: “It is a highly unusual case but it appears to be just an accident. He prepared the snake himself and was just unlucky.
“There was nothing that could be done to save the man. Only the anti-venom could have helped but this was not given in time. It was just a tragic accident.”
The snake was being diced up to be made into snake soup, which is a delicacy in the area and a much sought after dish in high-end restaurants. China has seen a rising demand for snake products, not only in restaurants but also for use in traditional medicine.
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OREGON INLET, N.C. A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Sunday in Oregon Inlet after getting tangled in a line attached to a plastic bucket. Members of the Coast Guard and National Park Service responded to a report from a good Samaritan boater of a turtle caught in a line and dragging a bucket near Bonner Bridge, according to a news release.
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ckstevenson, Mike S., TerpNation1, Dave Tucker & take home the commenting awards this week.
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A two acre wildfire is burning north of Durango near Turtle Lake, according to officials.
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OREGON INLET, N.C. A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Sunday in Oregon Inlet after getting tangled in a line attached to a plastic bucket. Members of the Coast Guard and National Park Service responded to a report from a good Samaritan boater of a turtle caught in a line and dragging a bucket near Bonner Bridge, according to a news release.
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Wilmington, N.C. – A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued by members of the U.S. Coast Guard and National Park Service on Sunday in Oregon Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received word from a good Samaritan boater the turtle was tangled in a line and dragging a plastic bucket in the […]
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading audio brand in the video game industry, today announced that a group of institutional investors purchased a …
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A species of turtle native to the tip of Queensland's Cape York, the Jardine River turtle, has been officially sighted for the first time in nearly 20 years.
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The Move the Turtle iPad app teaches children coding basics using a friendly turtle. A slick interface, well-designed tutorials, and a fun reward system teach concepts that kids can use when learning other programming languages.
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Resort works with Bonaire conservationists to set up live web cam and nightly watch to document the hatching, expected to take place in early September. Mother turtle believed to have hatched in same location …
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The RSPB's rare breeding birds panel has released its latest list of Britain's most endangered birds, which shows turtle dove numbers to have declined by 96 per cent in just 40 years.
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